This Week in Security: OpenOffice Vulnerable, iOS Vulnerable, Outlook… You Get The Idea

We start this week with a good write-up by [Eugene Lim] on getting started on vulnerability hunting, and news of a problem in OpenOffice’s handling of DBase files. [Lim] decided …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: OpenOffice Vulnerable, iOS Vulnerable, Outlook… You Get The Idea

OpenOffice or LibreOffice? A Star is Torn

When it comes to open source office suites, most people choose OpenOffice or LibreOffice, and they both look suspiciously similar. That isn’t surprising since they both started with exactly the same code base. However, the LibreOffice team recently penned an open letter to the Apache project — the current keepers …read more

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Severe RCE Flaw Disclosed in Popular LibreOffice and OpenOffice Software

It’s 2019, and just opening an innocent looking office document file on your system can still allow hackers to compromise your computer.

No, I’m not talking about yet another vulnerability in Microsoft Office, but in two other most popular alternative… Continue reading Severe RCE Flaw Disclosed in Popular LibreOffice and OpenOffice Software

Apache OpenOffice Update Patches Four Vulnerabilities

Apache OpenOffice patches four vulnerabilities tied its suite of free office applications impacting it word processing and graphics applications. Continue reading Apache OpenOffice Update Patches Four Vulnerabilities